#1 of 30 Things To Do in Buffalo
Buffalo City Hall
Buffalo NY
~0.05 miles from Buffalo city center
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Buffalo City Hall is the seat for municipal government in the City of Buffalo, New York State. Located at 65 Niagara Square, the 32 story Art Deco building was completed in 1931 by Dietel, Wade & Jones.
At 378 ft (115.2 m) height or 398 feet (121.3 m) from the street to the tip of the tower, it is one of the largest and tallest municipal buildings in the United States of America and is also one of the tallest buildings in Western New York. The design was by George Dietel, architect, with the assistance of John J. Wade. The friezes were sculpted by Albert Stewart and the sculpture executed by Rene Paul Chambellan.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999
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#2 of 30 Things To Do in Buffalo
Buffalo Niagara Convention Center
Buffalo NY - 716-855-5555
~0.08 miles from Buffalo city center
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The primary purpose of the Buffalo Niagara Convention Center is to stimulate the economic, physical and social revitalization of downtown Buffalo.
http://www.buffaloconvention.com
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#3 of 30 Things To Do in Buffalo
Guaranty / Prudential Building
Buffalo NY
~0.25 miles from Buffalo city center
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#4 of 30 Things To Do in Buffalo
One M&T Plaza
Buffalo NY
~0.27 miles from Buffalo city center
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#5 of 30 Things To Do in Buffalo
St. Paul's Episcopal Cathedral
Buffalo NY
~0.29 miles from Buffalo city center
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#6 of 30 Things To Do in Buffalo
Fountain Plaza
Buffalo NY
~0.30 miles from Buffalo city center
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#7 of 30 Things To Do in Buffalo
St. Josephs Cathedral
Buffalo NY
~0.31 miles from Buffalo city center
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#8 of 30 Things To Do in Buffalo
Shea's Performing Arts Center
Buffalo NY
~0.41 miles from Buffalo city center
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#9 of 30 Things To Do in Buffalo
Dunn Tire Park
Buffalo NY
~0.47 miles from Buffalo city center
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Coca-Cola Field (formerly Dunn Tire Park, North AmeriCare Park, Downtown Ballpark and Pilot Field) is a 19,500-seat baseball park in Buffalo, New York that hosted its first regular season baseball game on April 14, 1988, as the tenants of the facility, the Buffalo Bisons, defeated the Denver Zephyrs, 1-0.
Oriole Park at Camden Yards is often considered the trendsetter among American cities towards retro-styled, baseball-only stadiums located in downtown cores. However, the architectural firm that designed Camden Yards, HOK Sport (now known as Populous), originally implemented its design with Coca-Cola Field, which opened four years prior.
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#10 of 30 Things To Do in Buffalo
Pierce Arrow Museum
Buffalo NY
~0.69 miles from Buffalo city center
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#11 of 30 Things To Do in Buffalo
Buffalo and Erie County Naval and Military Park
Buffalo NY
~0.71 miles from Buffalo city center
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The vast majority of our visitors tour on a self-guided basis. However, we do offer guided tours for groups of 10 or more at 10:00 AM and 12:30 PM Monday through Saturday, from April 1 to October 31. Reservations must be made at least two weeks in advance of the tour. Tours last approximately two hours.
For school and scout group tours, we require one chaperone for every ten children. It is necessary, for safety reasons, that chaperones remain with the group and maintain discipline while in the Naval & Military Park.
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#12 of 30 Things To Do in Buffalo
HSBC Arena - Buffalo Sabres
Buffalo NY
~0.81 miles from Buffalo city center
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http://www.hsbcarena.com/
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#13 of 30 Things To Do in Buffalo
Theater of Youth
Buffalo NY
~0.87 miles from Buffalo city center
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#14 of 30 Things To Do in Buffalo
Buffalo Lighthouse
Buffalo NY
~0.91 miles from Buffalo city center
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The "Chinaman's Light" is located on the grounds of the U.S. Coast Guard Base, Erie Basin Marina at the mouth of the Buffalo River.
Built in 1833, this is one of the oldest lights on the Great Lakes. The walls of the tapered octagonal limestone tower are 4 feet thick at the base and rise to a height of 44 feet. The lighthouse stands on a stone pier which was originally constructed in 1820, thus providing since that time a sheltered harbor for the city of Buffalo and accomplished through the efforts of several prominent Buffalonians including Judge Samuel Wilkeson who was also one of Buffalo's early mayors. The lighthouse is the oldest structure in the city standing on its original site and not altered for other use.
Two stories emerge about how the lighthouse gained its nickname, "Chinaman's Light". One, the more obvious to the eye, is the fact that the top of the lantern housing looks like a Chinese coolie hat. The other, which tends to be more historical, is that a pagoda-like wooden lookout tower stood adjacent to the lighthouse for many years, from which illegal immigrants crossing from Canada, including the Chinese, were monitored and apprehended. This tower, complete with a hanging light, was long familiar to the crews of Great Lakes vessels and when the tower was eventually torn down, the name of "Chinaman" was transferred to the lighthouse itself.
In 1914, the lens was removed and placed in the outer harbor breakwater light which was more visible to lake traffic. The lighthouse was threatened with demolition, but was saved and restored in the late 1950's. In 1985, the Buffalo Lighthouse Association was formed to further insured the longevity of the 1833 lighthouse. Additional restoration was completed in the late 1980's when a park-like entrance and a pedestrian walkway along the south bank of Buffalo River were developed including historical plaques which tell of earlier lighthouses and other harbor-related information of interest.
The Buffalo Lighthouse Association continues to work in cooperation with the U.S. Coast Guard in enhancing and enlarging public access to the site and it is a much-anticipated dream to someday have a museum and gift store adjacent to the lighthouse.
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#15 of 30 Things To Do in Buffalo
Wilcox Mansion Theodore Rossevelt Inaugural National Historic Site
Buffalo NY
~1.02 miles from Buffalo city center
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#16 of 30 Things To Do in Buffalo
Kleinhans Music Hall
Buffalo NY
~1.10 miles from Buffalo city center
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#17 of 30 Things To Do in Buffalo
Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum
Buffalo NY
~1.17 miles from Buffalo city center
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#18 of 30 Things To Do in Buffalo
Kavinoky Theater
Buffalo NY
~1.24 miles from Buffalo city center
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#19 of 30 Things To Do in Buffalo
Benjamin's Art Gallery
Buffalo NY
~1.49 miles from Buffalo city center
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Benjaman's Art Gallery, in business for 37 years, has specialized in offering fine art and conservation framing. The vast collection of art ranges from antique paintings to the contemporary. Serious collectors as well as first-time art buyers will be basked with master works, and works on paper as well as posters.
Located in the art district of the upbeat Elmwood Strip, between downtown Buffalo and the Albright-Knox Art Gallery, and just a stones throw away from Children's Hospital. The gallery is housed in a historic Victorian mansion. The details of the building itself, from the handcarved wood moulding, to the stained glass windows and many turrets are an enjoyable architectural experience.
Gallery viewing rooms are comfortable in living room-like settings. A perfect stage for the numerous one person shows we have held for artists of international acclaim such as Peter Max, Frederick Hart, Erte, Robert Blair, Romero Britto, Michel Delacroix and Frank Gallo (just to name a few). The Gallery is an archive of many Regionalist Masters such as Alexander Levy, Virginia Cuthbert, Arthur Lindberg, Milton Ragovin, and Joseph Varga.
Offering friendly, personal service and an extensive library, Benjaman's Art Gallery is happy to work with families looking to enhance their homes, experienced collectors building investment-quality art collections and business professionals completing office spaces. Commissioned art and installations can be done by professional artists on staff. Commission an artist on the staff to create an abstract, a portrait of your family, pets, house, garden, landscape or cityscape. The gallery is fully insured with a qualifed staff with numerous degrees in art and education.
Benjaman's Art Gallery adheres to the highest professional standards of conservation framing outlined in the standards for the Library of Congress and the Professional Picture Framers Association. Thousands of frames from which to select; from the trendsetting to the antique.
We've got the look..... Benjaman's stocks many of the main brands in stock such as Larson-Juhl, Decor, AMPF, Max, Bendix, Nielsen, Designer, Cresent, Bainbridge, and Trueview (just to name a few). We cut, and join our frames, mats, and glass on site, so you don't have to wait weeks for an order. Quantity discounts and gift certificates available.... The gallery provides complete fine art services, including appraisals, framing, packing, shipping and restoration of art works.
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#20 of 30 Things To Do in Buffalo
Paul Robeson Theater
Buffalo NY
~1.96 miles from Buffalo city center
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#21 of 30 Things To Do in Buffalo
African American Cultural Center
350 Masten Ave Buffalo NY - 716 884 2013
~1.96 miles from Buffalo city center
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Since 1958, the African-American Cultural Center, Inc. has enabled spirits to soar and offered sanctuary, validation and celebration for the duality of being African and American
http://www.africancultural.org
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#22 of 30 Things To Do in Buffalo
Buffalo Museum of Science
Buffalo NY
~2.29 miles from Buffalo city center
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In 1836, the Young Men’s Association was founded in the City of Buffalo. As the center for organized cultural activities in the city, the YMA’s committees dealt with the public library, science, literature and art. In most small towns, the public library is the recipient of all manner of curiosities and interesting objects; consequently, the YMA became the proud owner of numerous specimens, minerals, fossils, shells, insects, pressed plants, sea weeds and various paintings and articles of historic value. The acquisition of these specimens called for a cabinet for their display - thus began the collection that would lead to the Buffalo Museum of Science we have today.
In 1861, as collections and interest in the natural sciences grew, the men decided to organize a Natural History Society. A paper was circulated throughout the city to see who might be interested in pursuing this venture - the signatures included that of former president Millard Fillmore.
The first meeting of the Buffalo Society of Natural Sciences took place in 1861 and the Honorable George W. Clinton, son of four term Governor of New York Dewitt Clinton, was elected the first President. The Society's first home was above the New York and Erie Bank, on the third floor of the Jewett Building in Buffalo. After several temporary locations and with the support of the City of Buffalo, the Society opened the doors to the magnificent, state-of-the-art facility at the end of Humboldt Parkway on Buffalo's East Side on January 19, 1929.
Over the 70 years since its erection, the building witnessed several renovations and the attachment in 1990 of the Dr. Charles R. Drew Science Magnet Elementary School in a multi-story addition. The school serves more than 1,100 students and offers specialized science education in the Museum. We were the first museum in the nation to have an elementary school both physically and programmatically linked.
In 1982, the Museum entered a commitment for operation of the 264-acre Tifft Nature Preserve for environmental education. It features five miles of hiking trails, a self-guided nature and fitness trail, a 75-acre freshwater cattail marsh and man-made lakes which attract wildlife throughout the year.
As the Museum continues to grow and looks to the future, which will most likely include a major expansion of the Museum's facilities, we consistently strive to present premier traveling and permanent exhibits, and educational programming. Pledging to showcase exhibits and programming to motivate learning, the Buffalo Museum of Science provides smart fun for visitors for all ages.
Collections
A significant part of the Museum's collection of over 700,000 specimens pertain to the Greater Niagara Region and form by far the most complete record of life in all of its forms in this area in anthropology, botany, entomology, mycology, paleontology and zoology . They provide a good representation of the present and past natural history of the Niagara Frontier of New York and adjacent Ontario, as well as material of worldwide provenance of value in teaching, exhibition and research. The Buffalo Society of Natural Sciences maintains three principal categories of collections: research collections, special collections and teaching collections.
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#23 of 30 Things To Do in Buffalo
New York Central Terminal
Buffalo NY
~2.36 miles from Buffalo city center
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#24 of 30 Things To Do in Buffalo
Elmwood Village
Buffalo NY
~2.39 miles from Buffalo city center
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The Elmwood Village is the most dynamic and vital urban area in Western New York .
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#25 of 30 Things To Do in Buffalo
Buffalo Museum Of Science
1200 Fuhrmann Blvd Buffalo NY - 716-896-5200
~2.40 miles from Buffalo city center
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http://www.sciencebuff.org
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#26 of 30 Things To Do in Buffalo
Tifft Nature Preserve
Buffalo NY
~2.91 miles from Buffalo city center
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#27 of 30 Things To Do in Buffalo
Forest Lawn Cemetery
Buffalo NY
~3.02 miles from Buffalo city center
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#28 of 30 Things To Do in Buffalo
Buffalo State College
1300 Elmwood Avenue Buffalo NY - (716) 878-4000
~3.13 miles from Buffalo city center
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http://www.buffalostate.edu
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#29 of 30 Things To Do in Buffalo
Albright Knox Art Gallery
Buffalo NY
~3.15 miles from Buffalo city center
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#30 of 30 Things To Do in Buffalo
Hennepin Park
Buffalo NY
~3.22 miles from Buffalo city center
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